Noor or Nour may refer to:
Arts and media
*''Noor'', an album by the metal band
Adorned Brood
Adorned Brood is a German folk metal, folk black metal band from Neuss, Germany.
History (1993–2006)
After the foundation in 1993, Adorned Brood recorded two demo tapes. They signed a contract to Germany, German music label Folter Records ...
*''Noor'', the Arabic title for Turkish soap opera ''
Gümüş'' and a character in the series
*''Noor'', a 2020 Pakistani television series with
Usama Khan
Usama Khan (born 22 November 1991) is a Pakistani television actor. Khan is best known for portraying the main role Tabrez in 2018 soap '' Sanwari'' for which he received Hum Award for Best Soap Actor. He further portraying main role in A-Plu ...
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''Noor'' (film), a 2017 Bollywood film
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''Noor'' (novel), a 2021 Africanfuturist novel by Nnedi Okorafor
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''Noor'' (play), a 2009 play by Akbar Ahmed
People
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Noor (name)
Noor (also spelt Nur, Nor, or Nour, : ) is a common Arabic male or feminine given name meaning "light", from the Arabic ''al-Nur'' (). Variants include Noora, Nora, Norah, Noura, and Nura It is also used as a surname.
Given name Noor
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Queen Noor of Jordan
Noor Al Hussein (; born Lisa Najeeb Halaby; August 23, 1951) is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who was the fourth wife and widow of Hussein of Jordan, King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marriage on ...
Places
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Noor (Meuse)
The Noor or Langwater (Limburgish: ''Laankwater'') is a river in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Noor is a right-bank tributary to the river Voer, which later joins the Meuse. Rising in Eijsden-Margraten, in the Dutch province of Limburg, the ...
, a river in the Netherlands and Belgium
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Noor, Iran
Nur () is a city in the Central District of Nur County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is on the Caspian Sea.
Demographics Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city' ...
, a city in northern Iran and capital of the Noor county
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Noor County, a county in Mazandaran Province in Iran
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Noor Palace, Sweden
Power plants
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Noor Abu Dhabi
The Noor Abu Dhabi is the world's largest single-site solar power plant as of November 2022, located near Abu Dhabi in Sweihan.
Description
Noor Abu Dhabi has 3.2 million solar panels.
Noor is the Arabic word for "light".
The generating ...
, a solar power plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Noor Energy 1
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is a solar park spread over a total area of in Saih Al-Dahal, about south of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
It is one of the world's largest renewable projects based on an inde ...
, phase 4 of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park near Dubai, UAE
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Ouarzazate solar power station
Ouarzazate Solar Power Station (OSPS), also called Noor Power Station (نور, Arabic for light) is a solar power complex and auxiliary diesel fuel system located in the Drâa-Tafilalet region in Morocco, from Ouarzazate town, in Ghessat rural ...
, also known as Noor Power Station, a concentrated solar power station in Ouarzazate, Morocco
Other uses
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Noor (horse)
Noor (1945 – 16 November 1974) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse Champion who competed successfully in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Background
Given the Arabic name meaning "Light", Noor was sired by five-time U.S. leadi ...
, an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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Noor (''Minecraft''), one of the nine protagonists of the game ''Minecraft''
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Noor (missile)
The Noor () is a long-range anti-ship missile, anti-ship cruise missile manufactured by Iran. The missile is in primary service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, Iranian Navy. The missile is a Reverse engineering, reverse engineered Chine ...
, an Iranian anti-ship missile
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Noor (satellite)
Noor (also spelled Nour, ) is a class of Iranian military Earth-imaging CubeSat. Three Noor satellites have been launched from the Shahroud Space Center in Shahrud Desert in Iran into low Earth orbit aboard three-stage Qased ( lit. 'message ...
, a series of satellites; included the first Iranian military satellite
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NOOR photo agency
NOOR is an international photo agency and foundation owned and directed by the member photographers under a cooperative model. It is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with photographers based worldwide.
The agency is known for producing ...
, a documentary photography collective and foundation
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Nour: Play with Your Food'', a video game
See also
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An-Nur
An-Nur () is the List of chapters in the Quran, 24th chapter of the Quran with 64 verse (poetry), verses. The surah takes its name, An Nur, from verse 35.
Summary
*1 This Surah, chapter Waḥy, revealed from Jannah, heaven
*2-3 Law relating t ...
(The Light), the 24th sura of the Qur'an
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Nour (actress)
Marianne Phillip Abi Habib (; born 23 December 1977), known as Nour (), is a Lebanese actress who performs in Egypt.
Career
Born in Roumieh, Nour began her career as an advertisement model. Her first role in cinema was in the Egyptian movi ...
(born 1977), Lebanese actress
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Nur (disambiguation)
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Nūr (Islam)
''Nūr'' () is a term in Islamic context referring to the "cold light of the night" or "heatless light" i.e. the light of the moon. This light is used as a symbol for "God's guidance" and "knowledge", a symbol of mercy in contrast to ''Nar'' ...
, a concept in Islam
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